Fina Tawa
Dans le nord-est du Sénégal, les petits producteurs font face à la sécheresse, au manque de formations et à l’absence de débouchés. Des initiatives locales les aident à produire durablement, à mieux valoriser leurs récoltes et à renforcer la sécurité alimentaire du pays.
Full support for small producers
In northeastern and southern Senegal, smallholder farmers face four major challenges: increasingly severe droughts linked to climate change, insufficient access to quality seeds, a lack of training in resilient agricultural techniques, and a lack of suitable solutions for storing, processing, and selling their products.
As a result, productivity is stagnating and losses are considerable. For example, nearly 40% of onion production rots in the fields. A few months later, the country finds itself out of stock… and has to import onions on a massive scale from the Netherlands. This paradox weakens producers and the local economy.
Since 2018, Entrepreneurs du Monde has been providing comprehensive support to small–scale producers: adopting climate–smart techniques, improving yields, secure storage, and assistance with marketing. The objective is twofold: to guarantee decent incomes to improve the daily lives of families and to strengthen food security in Senegal in the long term.
Essential but fragile agriculture
Senegal enjoys political stability and economic dynamism, but in rural areas in the south and northeast, smallholder farmers remain highly vulnerable. Climate change and a lack of inputs, equipment, and training significantly reduce their yields, while youth migration often leaves women alone to manage farms.
Faced with these challenges, Fina Tawa works directly with communities to strengthen their resilience, secure their incomes, and support local agriculture.
Tangible results to strengthen agricultural resilience
In 2024, Fina Tawa expanded its activities to support more producers.
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2 030 direct beneficiaries
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96 % are women
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20 employees
My name is Fama Yero Ndiaye, I am 29 years old and have three children. I got married at 16 and had to leave school and live in Mauritania, where family conflicts forced me to return to Senegal and get divorced. With no job, I helped my mother in the fields. Thanks to Fina Tawa, I took a course in agroecology, started my own market gardening business, and regained my confidence. Today, I dream of expanding my business and giving my children a quality education.